Top Ten Disney Villians!!!

[Angeldude98]

Ok, so I got to thinking about the Disney Feature Animation canon (from Snow White to Wreck-it-Ralph), and the Disney Villians. Why? Every great story needs a great villian, and over the years Disney has given us some of the best and some of the worst. One of the things that made Disney movies special for me when I was growing up, were the villians. They were soooo menacing!!! I'll never forget the goosebumps I got the first time I saw Maleficent turn to a dragon and Ursula grow giant! I wish Disney gives us a new unforgettable mega-villian again, since over the last 15 years or so, most of the new villains have been ordinary, non-magical humans. The last big one for me was Jafar, in 1992's "Aladdin", and only recently we have seen two who have been close to that: Dr. Facilier from 2009's "The Princess and the Frog" and Mother Gothel from 2010's "Tangled" (A.k.a. Rapunzel). So, lets get this countdown started. I will give you mine and then I would love to see yours and see your take on this... just for fun, of course! I have grouped them in 3 different categories: 1) All Time Top 10, 2) Top Ten Non-Magical Humas, and 3) Top Ten Evil Animals. So vote for your favorites, and enjoy!

(Note. This countdown only includes films in the official Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios canon. No Pixar, or Direct-To-Video films are included here. Please stick to this formula.)

CATEGORY 1: ALL TIME TOP TEN DISNEY VILLAINS:
(Dark, Sinister, Supernatural, Magical)

1. MALEFICENT (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
2. THE HORNED KING (The Black Cauldron, 1985)
3. CHERNABOG (Fantasia, 1940)
4. EVIL QUEEN (Snow White, 1937)
5. URSULA (The Little Mermaid, 1989)
6. JAFAR (Aladdin, 1992)
7. HEADLESS HORSEMAN (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, 1949)
8. DR. FACILIER (The Princess and The Frog, 2009)
9. MOTHER GOTHEL (Tangled, 2010)
10. HADES (Hercules, 1997)


CATEGORY 2: TOP 10 EVIL HUMANS
(Non-Magical, Non-Supernatural)

1. FROLLO (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996)
2. LADY TREMAINE (Cinderella, 1950)
3. MEDUSSA (The Rescuers, 1977)
4. Mc LEACH (The Rescuers Down Under, 1990)
5. GASTON (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
6. SYKES (Oliver & Company, 1988)
7. SHAN-YU (Mulan, 1998)
8. CRUELLA DE VIL (101 Dalmatians, 1961)
9. EDGAR (The Aristocats, 1970)
10. RATCLIFFE (Pocahontas, 1995)


CATEGORY 3: EVIL ANIMALS

1.SCAR (The Lion King, 1994)
2. SHERE-KHAN (The Jungle Book, 1967)
3. FLOTSAM & JETSAM (The Little Mermaid, 1989)
4. SABOR (Tarzan, 1999)
5. KAA (The Jungle Book, 1967)
6. RATIGAN (The Great Mouse Detective, 1986)
7. IAGO (Aladdin, 1992)
8. ROSCOE & DE SOTO (Oliver & Company, 1988)
9. PRINCE JOHN (Robin Hood, 1971)
10. SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM (Robin Hood, 1971)


So, agree or not? What's your favorite Disney Villain? Join the fun and do your own countdown!!!

[Disney's Divinity]

All-Time

1. Ursula from The Little Mermaid
2. Lady Tremaine from Cinderella
3. Hades from Hercules
4. Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove
5. The Gossiping Elephants from Dumbo
6. Cruella de Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians
7. Madame Mim from The Sword in the Stone
8. Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog
9. Shan-Yu from Mulan
10. Scar from The Lion King

Magical

1. Ursula from The Little Mermaid
2. Hades from Hercules
3. Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove
4. Madame Mim from The Sword in the Stone
5. Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog
6. Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty
7. Jafar from Aladdin
8. The Horned King from The Black Cauldron
9. Chernabog from Fantasia
10. The Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Humans (Non-magical/animal)

1. Lady Tremaine from Cinderella
2. Cruella de Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians
3. Shan-Yu from Mulan
4. Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5. John Silver from Treasure Planet
6. The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland
7. Captain Hook from Peter Pan
8. The Huntsman from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
9. Gaston from Beauty and the Beast
10. Rourke from Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Animals

1. The Gossiping Elephants from Dumbo
2. Scar from The Lion King
3. Monstro from Pinocchio
4. Sabor from Tarzan
5. Si & Am from Lady and the Tramp
6. Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective
7. Shere Kahn from The Jungle Book
8. Kaa from The Jungle Book
9. Flotsam & Jetsam from The Little Mermaid
10. Lucifer from Cinderella

[disneyboy20022]

All-Time Villains:

1. Jafar from Aladdin
2. Frollo - from Hunchback of Notre Dame
3. Ursula from The Little Mermaid
4. Hades from Hercules
5. Scar from The Lion King
6. Maleficent - from Sleeping Beauty
7. Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective
8. Shan Yu - from Mulan
9. King Candy - from Wreck It Ralph
10. Gaston - from Beauty and the Beast


Magical Villains

1. Jafar from Aladdin
2. Ursula from The Little Mermaid
3. Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty
4. Dr. Faciler from The Princess and The Frog
5. Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove
6. Hades from Hercules
7. Chernabog from Fantasia
8. Mad Madame Mim from Sword in the Stone
9. The Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
10. The Horned King from The Black Cauldron

Humans (Non-magical/animal)

1. Frollo
2. Percival C. McLeach from The Rescuers Down Under
3. Gaston from Beauty and The Beast
4. Cruella DeVille from 101 Dalmatians
5. Shan-Yu from Mulan
6. Captain Hook from Peter Pan
7. John Silver from Treasure Planet
8. Sykes from Oliver and Company
9. Ratcliffe from Pocahontas
10. Rourke from Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Animals

1. Scar from The Lion King
2. Shenzi, Banzai and Ed from The Lion King
3. Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective
4. Iago from Aladdin
5. Shere Khan from The Jungle Book
6. Kaa from The Jungle Book
7. Prince John from Robin Hood
8. Joanna the Goanna from The Rescuers Down Under
9. Sabor from Tarzan
10. Cy-Bugs from Wreck It Ralph

[Dr Frankenollie]

All-Time

1. Lady Tremaine (Cinderella)
2. The Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
3. Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
4. Cruella DeVil (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
5. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
6. Professor Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective)
7. Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
8. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
9. Jafar (Aladdin)
10. Madame Medusa (The Rescuers)


Magical

1. The Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
2. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
3. Jafar (Aladdin)
4. Madame Mim (The Sword in the Stone)
5. Chernabog (Fantasia)
6. Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
7. Dr Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
8. The Headless Horseman (The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr Toad)
9. Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
10. Hades (Hercules)


Humans (Non-magical/animal)

1. Lady Tremaine (Cinderella)
2. Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
3. Cruella DeVil (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
4. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
5. Madame Medusa (The Rescuers)
6. The Coachman (Pinocchio)
7. Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
8. The Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)
9. Stromboli (Pinocchio)
10. Winkie (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad)


Animals

1. Professor Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective)
2. Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
3. Lucifer (Cinderella)
4. The Gossiping Elephants (Dumbo)
5. Scar (The Lion King)
6. Kaa (The Jungle Book)
7. Honest John & Gideon (Pinocchio)
8. Si & Am (Lady and the Tramp)
9. Sabor (Tarzan)
10. The Rat (Lady and the Tramp)

[Dr Frankenollie]

Winkie probably seems to be an odd choice; I assure you, I didn't put him in there just because I was running out of human villains. I like John Silver and Shan-Yu as well, and they could have gone on the list if it was longer (and, amongst the lesser known villains, the comical Brom Bones would have gone into, say, the top fifteen).

I just find Winkie rather creepy. His perpetual, clearly fake smile is unnerving, and he's quite violent in the climax scene in Toad Hall during the chase for the deed.

[Sotiris]

While they're certainly a threat, I don't think the rat from Lady and the Tramp or the Cy-Bugs from Wreck-It Ralph qualify as villains. They're not even characters.

[ProfessorRatigan]

I'm not bothering with multiple lists. Just one. A top ten. As a huge fan of Disney Villains, this was incredibly difficult. And my rankings DO tend to change around a lot.

1. Judge Claude Frollo
2. Professor Ratigan
3. Jafar
4. Ursula
5. Scar
6. Hades
7. Gaston
8. Shere Khan
9. The Evil Queen
10. Maleficent

Lady Tremaine and Cruella De Vil just BARELY missed making the cut. This isn't an objective list, but a personal ranking. I prefer Hades to Lady Tremaine, for instance, but recognize Lady Tremaine is a better villain. Scar is another that, objectively, I realize isn't as well-done as Cruella De Vil, but he's got the childhood nostalgia factor in his favor. Hell, if I were being objective, I would probably have to include The Coachman in the top ten. But, since I'm playing favorites, his creepy ass isn't anywhere near my list.

[Kraken Guard]

Yeah, I'm just gonna exclude magical only's and animal only's.


All-Time
1. Maleficent
2. Horned King
3. Chernabog
4. Judge Claude Frollo
5. Shan-Yu
6. Jafar
7. Carnotaur
8. Hades
9. Scar
10. King Candy/Turbo

I would have included such villains like Davy Jones or Maestro Forte, but no Live Actions or Sequels were allowed.

[Angeldude98]

You guys are doing awesome!!! Let´s keep it going!

I love Disney Villains. But I feel that Disney has not given us a good, scary villain in a long time. Most of the recent ones are nothing but bumbling and comical bufoons (Except perhaps Dr. Facilier and Mother Gothel, to an extent), or just ordinary mean and greedy humans. Don´t you guys think it´s about time we get a Disney movie with a good, deep, profound story (like Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, The Lion King, etc. - without the heavy comedy and slapstick that seems to be in every Disney flick nowadays) and a REAL DISNEY VILLIAN, an awesome, evil, magical and completely sinister villain and then mega-villian that meets a deliciously gruesome and fitting end? (Aka, Maleficent, Ursula, The Evil Queen, Jafar, among others). Yeah, one of those you are not likely to forget... ever!!!

Keep your countdowns coming!!!

[Angeldude98]

And here's another little countdown:

TOP 15 ALL TIME FAVORITE DISNEY VILLAIN DEMISES!

1. Maleficent (Gets stabbed in the heart - Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
2. Ursula (Gets impaled by a ship - The Little Mermaid, 1989)
3. Frollo (Falls into molten metal to his death - The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996)
4. Dr. Facilier (Is sent to hell alive by his voodoo spirits - The Princess and the Frog, 2009)
5. Evil Queen (Falls to her death from a cliff and gets eaten by vultures - Snow White, 1937)
6. The Horned King (Gets sucked into the cauldron - The Black Cauldron, 1985)
7. Shan-Yu (Gets blown to pieces by fireworks - Mulan, 1998)
8. Clayton (Accidently ends up hanging himself - Tarzan, 1999)
9. Gaston (Falls to his death from the castle rooftop - Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
10. Mother Gothel (Ages rapidly and turns to dust - Tangled, 2010)
11. Scar (Gets mauled to death by the hyenas - The Lion King, 1994)
12. McLeach (Falls to his death from a waterfall - The Rescuers Down Under, 1989)
13. Sykes (Gets run over and blown up by an incoming train - Oliver & Company, 1988)
14. Rourke (Gets turned to crystal and shatters, Altantis: The Lost Empire, 2001)
15. Ratigan (Falls to his death from Big Ben - The Great Mouse Detective, 1986)


Your thoughts on these also? What do you think?

[Tristy]

You guys are doing awesome!!! Let´s keep it going!

I love Disney Villains. But I feel that Disney has not given us a good, scary villain in a long time. Most of the recent ones are nothing but bumbling and comical bufoons (Except perhaps Dr. Facilier and Mother Gothel, to an extent), or just ordinary mean and greedy humans. Don´t you guys think it´s about time we get a Disney movie with a good, deep, profound story (like Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, The Lion King, etc. - without the heavy comedy and slapstick that seems to be in every Disney flick nowadays) and a REAL DISNEY VILLIAN, an awesome, evil, magical and completely sinister villain and then mega-villian that meets a deliciously gruesome and fitting end? (Aka, Maleficent, Ursula, The Evil Queen, Jafar, among others). Yeah, one of those you are not likely to forget... ever!!!

Keep your countdowns coming!!!

I dunno. King Candy's kind of creepy especially after his reveal as Turbo

[Disney's Divinity]

Villain Deaths

1. Scar
2. Dr. Facilier
3. Ursula
4. The Horned King
5. Clayton
6. Mother Gothel
7. Sykes
8. Shan-Yu
9. Rourke
10. Maleficent

I usually don’t like the falling deaths unless there’s something else happening (like with Gothel and Clayton).

[lord-of-sith]

My top 10 favorite Disney Villains (usually changes, but a general idea)

1. Maleficent (Always #1)
2. Cruella DeVil
3. Ursula
4. Judge Claude Frollo
5. Jafar
6. Lady Tremaine
7. Yzma
8. Hades
9. Scar
10. The Wicked Queen

HM: Mother Gothel, Dr. Facilier, Gaston

[Kraken Guard]

I can't list my favorite Disney Villain Death/Defeat! I love them too much! XP

[Dr Frankenollie]

You guys are doing awesome!!! Let´s keep it going!

I love Disney Villains. But I feel that Disney has not given us a good, scary villain in a long time. Most of the recent ones are nothing but bumbling and comical bufoons (Except perhaps Dr. Facilier and Mother Gothel, to an extent), or just ordinary mean and greedy humans. Don´t you guys think it´s about time we get a Disney movie with a good, deep, profound story (like Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, The Lion King, etc. - without the heavy comedy and slapstick that seems to be in every Disney flick nowadays) and a REAL DISNEY VILLIAN, an awesome, evil, magical and completely sinister villain and then mega-villian that meets a deliciously gruesome and fitting end? (Aka, Maleficent, Ursula, The Evil Queen, Jafar, among others). Yeah, one of those you are not likely to forget... ever!!!

Keep your countdowns coming!!!

I would love another one of the magical/powerful villains. Dr Facilier didn't have enough screen time, but he was along the right lines. Gothel is also along the right lines, but I doubt the villain in Snow Queen will be the antagonist we want the most: she's more of an anti-villain type character, probably someone who would reform afterwards. Many 21st Century Disney villains are unlike the traditional concept of villains (Denahi, Gantu, Mike Yagoobian, etc.) or, as you said, they're just rather dull human characters in it for the money (Rourke and Alameda Slim, and, earlier, the likes of Clayton and Ratcliffe). Perhaps the increasing complexity of villains is just a natural evolution for cinema, and even Disney has to jump on the bandwagon or become too atavistic: the heroes are darker, and the villains are lighter.

[thelittleursula]

Sorry but those lists are just too hard and my poor brain might explode from over-thinking too much. Top 10 is so much easier.

1. Judge Claude Frollo ( I don't think I need to explain ? )
2. Professor Ratigan ( Vincent Price, and he's so perfect to rivial our hero )
3. Ursula ( So cunning and calculating, and love her song )
4. Turbo ( I loved how Nightmare Fuelish and threatening he was )
5. The Evil Queen ( I love how creepy and disturbing she can be )
6. Dr. Facilier ( He was pretty I guess... more outgoing and jazzy )
7. Hades ( The Car salesman persona was different and neat )
8. Lady Tremaine ( She's a cold, heartless bitch )
9. Maleficent ( I feel like she's so overrated, but she's still cool )
10. Shere Khan ( I love his posh, uperclass English voice )

Changed list to add in Turbo from Ralph.

[Jay]

None of these lists are in any real particular order except the death scene list.

All Time Favorites

Ursula
The Evil Queen
Lady Tremaine
Maleficent
Jafar
Ratigan
Frollo
Madame Medusa
Mother Gothel/Yzma

Top 10 Magical/Supernatural Villains:

Ursula
Evil Queen
Maleficent
Jafar
Yzma
Chernabog
Hades
Mad Madam Mim
Dr. Facilier


Human Villains:

Frollo
Lady Tremaine
Mother Gothel
Madame Medusa
Cruella De Vil
The Coachman
Stromboli
Gaston
Shan Yu
The Queen of Hearts

Animal Villains

Shere Khan
Prof. Ratigan
Flotsam & Jetsam
Scar
Prince John
Sir Hiss

Death Scene:

Scar
Dr Facilier
Jafar (Very underrated death)
Ursula
Mother Gothel
The Horned King
Clayton
Sykes
Maleficent
The Evil Queen

[DisneyEra]

Sorry but those lists are just too hard and my poor brain might explode from over-thinking too much. Top 10 is so much easier.

1. Judge Claude Frollo ( I don't think I need to explain ? )
2. Professor Ratigan ( Vincent Price, and he's so perfect to rivial our hero )
3. Ursula ( So cunning and calculating, and love her song )
4. Shere Khan ( I love his posh, uperclass English voice )
5. The Evil Queen ( I love how creepy and disturbing she can be )
6. Dr. Facilier ( He was pretty I guess... more outgoing and jazzy )
7. Hades ( The Car salesman persona was different and neat )
8. Lady Tremaine ( She's a cold, heartless bitch )
9. Maleficent ( I feel like she's so overrated, but she's still cool )
10. The Headless Horseman ( He looks evil and deadly, but that's all )

Maleficent isn't that overrated! I mean it's not like she's getting her own movie

[DancingCrab]

All Time Favorites
1. Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
2. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
3. Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
4. Evil Queen/Hag (Snow White)
5. Chernabog (Fantasia)
6. Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)
7. Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
8. Madam Mim (The Sword in the Stone.)
9. Jafar (Aladdin)
10. Scar (The Lion King)

Top 10 Magical/Supernatural Villains:
1. Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
2. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
3. Evil Queen.Hag (Snow White)
4. Chernabog (Fantasia)
5. Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
6. Madam Mim (The Sword in the Stone)
7. Jafar (Aladdin)
8. Hades (Hercules)
9. Dr. Facilier (The Princess & the Frog)
10. Headless Horseman (Ichabod)

Human Villains:
1. Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
2. Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)
3. Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
4. Lady Tremaine (Cinderella)
5. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
6. Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
7. Mother Gothel (Tangled)
8. Madame Madusa (The Rescuers)
9. The Coachman (Pinocchio)
10. Helga Sinclair (Atlantis)

Animal Villains
1. Scar (The Lion King)
2. Professor Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective)
3. Sher Khan (The Jungle Book)
4. Scroop (Treasure Planet)
5. Monstro (Pinocchio)
6. Si & Am (Lady and the Tramp)
7. Flotsam & Jetsam (The Little Mermaid)
8. Iago (Aladdin)
9. Joanna (The Rescuers Down Under)
10. Kaa (The Jungle Book)

Death Scene:
1. The Horned King (The Black Cauldron)
2. Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
3. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
4. Clayton (Tarzan)
5. Dr. Facilier (The Princess & the Frog)
6. Mother Gothel (Tangled)
7. Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
8. Evil Queen/Hag (Snow White)
9. Shan Yu (Mulan)
10. King Candy/Turbo/Cyber Bug (Wreck it Ralph)

[mdseverin]

My one criteria was which villian was truly evil to their core based on the film they were in.

One note, I have only seen The Black Cauldron once years ago and don't really remember it. I see The Horned King is listed in several lists. Since I have no recollection of him and the story I have not included him in my list.

1. Maleficent
2. Scar
3. Ursula
4. Evil Queen
5. Frollo
6. Jafar
7. Madame Medusa
8. Lady Tremaine
9. Mother Gothel
10. Cruella DeVil